Rock the Audition: How to Prepare for and Get Cast in Rock Musicals

by Sheri Sanders

(Book). Rock musicals are an increasingly dominant force in contemporary musical theatre. Rock the Audition defines what is required of the actor-singer to succeed in the audition room and gives the aspiring performer the tools necessary to interpret rock material with abandon, creativity, and inspiration. This book shows those interested in auditioning for a rock musical how to holistically embody the essence of the show for which they are auditioning. Rock the Audition teaches performers how * Pick songs that have or have room to create a dramatic arc * Create their own appropriate cuts and arrangements, and successfully communicate the feel of a song to a pianist for proper support * Capture the essence of the musical they're trying out for * Understand the vocal styles of different genres and how the styles changed over time * Act a rock song Sanders's method also helps singing actors refine their physical life in the audition room when singing a rock song, an approach profoundly different from that of the legit musical-theatre auditioner. Rock the Audition shows readers how to interpret the meaning of the chosen songs and how to bring their own unique point of view to those interpretations. Listen to Sheri Sanders live at Book Expo America on the BEA Podcast.

160 pages, Paperback

First published May 24, 2011

About the author

Sheri Sanders (New York, NY) is an actor and teacher. She created her master class, Rock the Audition, in 2004, and since then has become a premiere rock-audition and rock-music repertoire coach. She travels extensively, teaching students and their instructors the art of holistically capturing the essence of the rock musicals prior to audition. For more information, visit
rock-the-audition.com.
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Reviews

[StageNotes · Rating 5 out of 5]

We featured this book on our homepage and got such a great response from teachers and students alike. The books, alone with DVD, exposes its readers to the history, style, analysis, and presentation of popular music. Sheri Sanders uses an excellent tone that is both caring and tough. She really stresses the importance of knowing the back story of a song in order to accurately perform it with a personal flair.